Hi Jason, Thanks for your advice.
Still encountered difficulty to proceed. On Sat, 2003-09-20 at 11:44, Jason Stubbs wrote: - snip - > > * Running "make oldconfig"... [ ok ] > > * Logging to /var/log/genkernel.log... [ ok ] > > * Starting 2.4.20-gaming-r3 build... [ ok ] > > * Running "make dep"... [ ok ] > > * Running "make bzImage"... [ ok ] > > * Running "make modules"... > > > > It hanged here for more than 45 minutes compelling me to switch off the > > PC. From 'Running "make dep"' to 'Running "make bzImage"' and then to > > 'Running "make modules"' it was very slow. Each took at least 30 > > minutes or even more. > > Depending on your machine, this sounds completely normal. "make modules" will > be the longest process as most drivers are built as modules with genkernel. > If there is _any_ hard disk activity at all, just wait until it completes. My > favourite test to see if a machine has locked up is to see if Num Lock still > works. If it does, in most cases you just need to wait until the computer's > finished whatever it's doing. Noted with thanks > > 1) > > If switching off the PC after "Code listing 16.2: Emerging genkernel", > > is it necessary to start from "Code listing 6.3: Starting up fdisk" > > again. Or just > > > > # mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/gentoo > > # mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/gentoo/boot > > > > and continue on the Step (Code listing) where I stopped > > > > (Remark: I will setup broadband connection again) > > Before you remount your partitions. Run > # fsck /dev/hda3 > # fsck /dev/hda1 > > or if you are using reiserfs, run > # reiserfsck /dev/hda3 > # reiserfsck /dev/hda1 > > This will check your disks for any errors. Yes. I did as advised. - snip - > > 4) > > Step-16. Installing the kernel and system logger > > > > Whether I need these steps > > # emerge -k genkernel > > # emerge -k gentoo-sources > > # genkernel > > > > OR just perform > > # emerge gentoo-sources > > # genkernel > > All you should need to do is run genkernel again. As super ROOT I must proceed as follows otherwise 'genkernel' could not work # chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash # env-update Regenerating /etc/ld.so.cache... # source /etc/profile # genkernel .... ..... * Running "make oldconfig"... [ ok ] * Logging to /var/log/genkernel.log... [ ok ] * Starting 2.4.20-gaming-r3 build... [ ok ] * Running "make dep"... [ ok ] * Running "make bzImage"... [ ok ] * Running "make modules"... : aborting I tried three times with the same result and could not proceed further. > > 5) > > I suppose that I can omit 'Manual kernel configuration' and all > > process thereafter and jump to Step-17 "Installing miscellaneous > > necessary packages" > > Manual configuration will get your kernel compiled much faster as it is not > compiling anything that you wont use. genkernel is much simpler if you've > never compiled a kernel before, though. Noted > > 6) > > Step-21. Final Network Configuration > > I use RealTek RTL-8139 (Filand NIC). Shall I make any change here. > > Do as it says it the config guide. Basically, you need to set up your network > so that it starts automatically when you reboot into your new gentoo > installation. Noted B.R. Stephen To Get Your Own iCareHK.com Email Address? Go To www.iCareHK.com. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list